After seeing releases pop up pretty much everywhere else in the world, Viz Media through their Warner Home Video distribution has announced that 11/27/2012 will see the release of the first Berserk movie on 11/27/2012, making for an excellent post-Thanksgiving way to spend the day. The release will come in separate DVD and Blu-ray editions, bilingual, at $19.99 and $24.99 respectively. No special features are yet listed for the release, but you can check out how they’re promoting it to retailers to get them to order copies here:
Plot concept: He trusts no one, only his sword. He doesn’t have a place to call home. The lone mercenary Guts travels the land where a hundred-year-old war is taking place. His ferocity and ability to take down enemies attracts the attention of Griffith, the leader of a group of mercenaries called “The Band of the Hawk.” Griffith desires Guts’s power to help him achieve his goals. He succeeds in recruiting Guts by challenging and winning a duel with him. As the Band of the Hawk fight together and their bond as a unit is strengthened, Griffith and Guts’s bond deepens even more. Thanks to their continued success on the battlefield, Griffith achieves the first step in fulfilling his goal: his band of mercenaries becomes a full-fledged army within the Midland Kingdom. Despite all their success, Guts begins to question his reasons for fighting for Griffith’s dream. Unknown to Guts, this unyielding dream is about to bestow a horrible fate on them both.
